Malnutrition prevents children from reaching their full physical and mental potential. Health and physical consequences of prolonged states of malnourishment among children are: delay in their physical growth and motor development; lower intellectual quotient (IQ), greater behavioural problems and deficient social skills; susceptibility to contracting diseases. Dental development is integral in sustaining and maintaining the quality of life in humans. The effect of malnutrition on developing teeth is not clear but there is evidence that dental maturity is insulated from environmental insults, such as severe malnutrition, compared to the skeleton and other body systems. Oral health conditions, dietary practices, nutritional status and general health status are all inter–related factors. This paper gives an insight on the relationship of the malnutrition and the oral health status.